Keywords: kenya nairobi nyeri laikipia kirinyaga meru embu mount epik challenge foothills naro moru running cycling tourism sport fitness health long distance runner athlete douglas wakiihuri cyclist david kinja race event vehicle bike kenya nairobi nyeri kenyanairobinyeri laikipia kirinyaga meru embu mount kenya epik challenge foothills naro moru running cycling tourism sport fitness health long distnace runner athelete douglas wakiihuri cyclist david kinja race event meruembumountkenyaepikchallengefoothillsnaromorurunningcyclingtourismsportfitnesshealthlongdistnacerunneratheletedouglaswakiihuricyclistdavidkinjaraceevent vehicle bike KENYA, Nairobi: In a photograph taken by Make It Kenya 07 July 2015, champion cyclist David Kinja speaks during the Nairobi launch of the Mount Kenya Epik Challenge, a stage race created by Kinja and long distance runner Mr. Douglas Wakiihuri. The race will transverse the foothills of Mount Kenya and the flagship challenge is scheduled to begin and end at Naro Moru from 22nd to the 28th November 2015. The challenge will feature approximately 50-70 cyclists covering a distance of just under 500 km in 6 days 5 nights. The cycling challenge will be a six stage race and will see teams participate in daily portions of the mapped route made up of the five counties of Nyeri, Laikipia, Kirinyaga, Meru and Embu. The last day of the challenge will feature runners participating either in the fun run conducted on a 10km distance or the Altitude run of 26km to culminate at the Met Station, 3040m above sea level. Runners will have gone through 6-8weeks of pre-event training conducted at different altitude locations in order to protect them from experiencing altitude sickness and ensure they have adequate capacity to undergo the challenge. MANDATORY CREDIT: MAKE IT KENYA PHOTO / STUART PRICE. KENYA, Nairobi: In a photograph taken by Make It Kenya 07 July 2015, champion cyclist David Kinja speaks during the Nairobi launch of the Mount Kenya Epik Challenge, a stage race created by Kinja and long distance runner Mr. Douglas Wakiihuri. The race will transverse the foothills of Mount Kenya and the flagship challenge is scheduled to begin and end at Naro Moru from 22nd to the 28th November 2015. The challenge will feature approximately 50-70 cyclists covering a distance of just under 500 km in 6 days 5 nights. The cycling challenge will be a six stage race and will see teams participate in daily portions of the mapped route made up of the five counties of Nyeri, Laikipia, Kirinyaga, Meru and Embu. The last day of the challenge will feature runners participating either in the fun run conducted on a 10km distance or the Altitude run of 26km to culminate at the Met Station, 3040m above sea level. Runners will have gone through 6-8weeks of pre-event training conducted at different altitude locations in order to protect them from experiencing altitude sickness and ensure they have adequate capacity to undergo the challenge. MANDATORY CREDIT: MAKE IT KENYA PHOTO / STUART PRICE. KENYA, Nairobi: In a photograph taken by the Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism (MEAACT) 07 July 2015, champion cyclist David Kinja speaks during the Nairobi launch of the Mount Kenya Epik Challenge, a stage race created by Kinja and long distance runner Mr. Douglas Wakiihuri. The race will transverse the foothills of Mount Kenya and the flagship challenge is scheduled to begin and end at Naro Moru from 22nd to the 28th November 2015. The challenge will feature approximately 50-70 cyclists covering a distance of just under 500 km in 6 days 5 nights. The cycling challenge will be a six stage race and will see teams participate in daily portions of the mapped route made up of the five counties of Nyeri, Laikipia, Kirinyaga, Meru and Embu. The last day of the challenge will feature runners participating either in the fun run conducted on a 10km distance or the Altitude run of 26km to culminate at the Met Station, 3040m above sea level. Runners will have gone through 6-8weeks of pre-event training conducted at different altitude locations in order to protect them from experiencing altitude sickness and ensure they have adequate capacity to undergo the challenge. MANDATORY CREDIT: MEAACT PHOTO / STUART PRICE. KENYA, Nairobi: In a photograph taken by the Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism (MEAACT) 07 July 2015, champion cyclist David Kinja speaks during the Nairobi launch of the Mount Kenya Epik Challenge, a stage race created by Kinja and long distance runner Mr. Douglas Wakiihuri. The race will transverse the foothills of Mount Kenya and the flagship challenge is scheduled to begin and end at Naro Moru from 22nd to the 28th November 2015. The challenge will feature approximately 50-70 cyclists covering a distance of just under 500 km in 6 days 5 nights. The cycling challenge will be a six stage race and will see teams participate in daily portions of the mapped route made up of the five counties of Nyeri, Laikipia, Kirinyaga, Meru and Embu. The last day of the challenge will feature runners participating either in the fun run conducted on a 10km distance or the Altitude run of 26km to culminate at the Met Station, 3040m above sea level. Runners will have gone through 6-8weeks of pre-event training conducted at different altitude locations in order to protect them from experiencing altitude sickness and ensure they have adequate capacity to undergo the challenge. MANDATORY CREDIT: MEAACT PHOTO / STUART PRICE. |